Friday, November 21, 2014

The Protection Racket

For the record, let's state that what the SCOAMT did last night was tantamount to an imperial takeover.  Apparently, now, the President and not the Legislature or even Judiciary is the arbiter of what is and is not law.

I wish I could say I was surprised.  I am outraged.  But in a sense that's like being outraged at a scorpion for stinging.  I do not believe that his character would allow him to do anything else than what he did.  Malignant Narcissism is *going* to assert its power, especially after being told it's not so powerful after all.

However, I do have more outrage for the Media.  The MFM consensus seems to be this: "Barack Obama is protecting illegals."  Yes, that is their word of choice: "protecting."  It's odd to me that they would discuss the decision not to see justice done against law-breakers as "protecting."

Would they be so sanguine if he "protected" thieves in the same way?  Murders, arsonists, identity thieves, or even dead-beat dads?

Let's say the President had said this:  "Too many Americans must live in the shadows.  Their situation requires that they live outside our normal bounds of law, but it is not their fault.  Society and their history have forced them into these shadows.  It is their poverty, their lack of education, and their lack of opportunities- a lack reinforced by law and custom- which causes them to live on the outside.  So tonight I am declaring an amnesty for all thieves.  If not for their poverty and lack of other options, they would not steal your cars, your jewelry, or your money.  It is a failure of our system- a great moral failure- to hold them accountable for their past deeds.  So I am now offering complete amnesty for any past crimes and wiping the slate clean."

Would the MFM be speaking glowingly of him "protecting" the thieves?

Yet that is just what he has done.  Illegal aliens break laws all the time.  Setting aside the ones we might normally classify as "criminal"- those who have committed heinous crimes- even the most benign routinely commit fraud and identity theft.  They drive illegally and have no insurance- and they don't drive particularly well.  The most "deserving" illegal alien broke the law first by coming across our border illegally, and then repeatedly breaks the law any time they work, receive welfare benefits, or drive.

And what of those here legally?  What of low-income, low-skilled legal aliens or citizens?  It is they who will see most of the negative effects of this.  They are the ones who will face additional competition for already low-wage jobs.  It is they who will have to face waiting rooms- for Doctors who accept Medicaid, and for Hospital Emergency Rooms- filled to overflowing, even more than now, with the children of illegals.  It is these in our society- those most already in need of "protection" who the President just threw to the wolves.

Then we consider legal aliens, especially naturalized citizens.  If this is anything other than a strongly-expended middle digit toward them, I can't see what.  Legal aliens jumped through numerous hoops- even those on temporary visas.  They pay high fees for their residency.  They know that one misstep in regards to our laws- even one relatively benign- can get them sent back to their country of origin with no chance of ever returning legally.  Those who seek naturalization wait years and pay astronomical fees to do so.

Yet now they look at what this President has just done, and realize their foolishness.  Why obey the law, why pay all those fees?  They could have just come illegally and been saved all of that.

Yet it is the illegals who are being "protected."

4 comments:

  1. "For the record, let's state that what the SCOAMT did last night was tantamount to an imperial takeover. Apparently, now, the President and not the Legislature or even Judiciary is the arbiter of what is and is not law."

    Shifting law enforcement priorities is not the same as rewriting a law. Police chiefs that choose to ignore traffic offenses like speeding (which is illegal) in favor of street patrols or ignore marijuana possession (illegal) in favor of serious drug dealers are not engaged in an imperial takeover from state legislatures or mayors, they are utilizing their inherently limited resources tactically.

    "I do not believe that his character would allow him to do anything else than what he did. Malignant Narcissism is *going* to assert its power, especially after being told it's not so powerful after all."

    Anyone willing to say I am the person who should be responsible for 300+ million people, should be the leader of the free world, is inherently a narcissist. There's nothing unique about Obama's personality that makes him more narcissistic than other presidents and the fact that you see him as such, as an exception and not a rule, is an indication you're inherently biased against the more objective truth. Obama truly "asserting his power" in a way that flouts the law would entail legalization for all illegals, social security cards, full benefits etc etc yet basically none of that has occurred. It's funny how Obama's "imperial" behavior extends only to a narrow subset of illegals,

    "Would they be so sanguine if he "protected" thieves in the same way? Murders, arsonists, identity thieves, or even dead-beat dads?"

    Murderers, arsonists, thieves, identity thieves and to a certain extent dead beat dads all have clear victims. While some illegals are engaged in identity fraud or theft to gain employment, the majority are not. Moreover, despite the headaches that having your social security number used can create, many of those illegals use fake SS#'s, utilizing xeroxes of social security cards and subsequently paying payroll taxes for which they will never receive a benefit. Is it really comparable to murder or arson?

    "Yet that is just what he has done."

    It is not "just" what he has done, as there is a clear debate to be had regarding the severity of illegal immigration and there is no credible argument it's tantamount to murder or arson. Your statements imply Obama is protecting all illegal immigrants, halting all deportations, etc, which is plainly untrue. Prioritizing inherently limited law enforcement resources to focus on, as you put it, the most heinous criminals seems like a win-win for family sanctity and public safety.

    "t is they who will have to face waiting rooms- for Doctors who accept Medicaid, and for Hospital Emergency Rooms- filled to overflowing, even more than now, with the children of illegals. It is these in our society- those most already in need of "protection" who the President just threw to the wolves."

    Normalizing illegals allows them to move out of the cycle of lack of medical care, sickness build-up, desperate emergency room visit. The idea that ERs will somehow be flooded by illegals now, even though they are still ineligible for Medicaid, has no basis in reality. If they WERE eligible for Medicaid (which the executive action has absolutely nothing to do with), they'd have greater access to routine medical care and have LESS reliance on the ER. Of course that's not even the case. It is status quo. It's fear-mongering and it's not borne out by logic or by observable experience. Have ERs been flooded in the wake of Obamacare, as predicted by over-heated conservative pundits?

    Legal immigrants, as a broad class, are some of the most sympathetic to illegal immigrants as they understand the difficulty of becoming a legal resident in the US.

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  2. "if this is anything other than a strongly-expended middle digit toward them, I can't see what. Legal aliens jumped through numerous hoops- even those on temporary visas. They pay high fees for their residency. They know that one misstep in regards to our laws- even one relatively benign- can get them sent back to their country of origin with no chance of ever returning legally. Those who seek naturalization wait years and pay astronomical fees to do so. Why obey the law, why pay all those fees? They could have just come illegally and been saved all of that."

    Obama's actions shift enforcement priorities from adults of American citizens to "heinous" criminals. It's great concern trolling but the reality is millions of illegals are here, still vulnerable and deportable as ever. Those illegals here without serious family connections, just doing their jobs and sending money home have no additional protection under the law. Meanwhile this idea that "one misstep" can send legal immigrants home is both an extreme exaggeration (it's difficult for legal permanent non-citizens to be deported without serious, felony level crimes) and an accurate summary of the state of play for the average illegal. Cities with high populations of illegals are some of the safest for precisely the reason you just described. Not so shocking if you think about it but most illegals don't want to interact with police! They simply want to do their jobs and live their lives. Legal immigrants understand the benefits of living in America and also the difficulty (not just financially or hoop-jumping) but simply the numbers that make it next to impossible for the average "low wage" or "low skill" immigrant to ever move to the US. They are not simply handing out visas at the border.

    I'm not saying everyone benefits from providing amnesty to illegal aliens (as you said, low wage workers will probably suffer) but the notion that Obama is engaged in something uniquely tyrannical is laughable on its face. Unless you want to accuse every police chief in the country that prioritizes their resources of being a tyrant, Obama's actions are clearly in line with the nature of executive tactical decision-making. Not every illegal receives executive protection (and the majority still don't), there's no change to the law as written.

    If your response is to push back and reinforce your position by saying, basically, that Obama's other actions demonstrate his tyranny so this must also be the case think through the extent of your own emotional exaggeration on this issue as well your fundamental misunderstanding of the logic and details of what occurred re: Obama's order. Might that same pattern of assumption, emotional manipulation and anger been at play on other occasions? It's okay to misunderstand issues and change your mind once in a while. It's human nature to make mistakes but responsible adults accept when they're wrong and learn from it.

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